Talking about FW it's better suited in a pros and cons lists, so i'll just start with that.
Good: This game is gorgeous, the art direction of every set piece, cut scene, location, character design etc is baffling, seriously the prettiest game i played on the console. The Character's surrounding Alloy and herself are amazing, talking with them, their side quests, it's honestly the best part of the game. in general character design is great all around, there'l be a lot of side quests that will have a "story line" following a tale with a random guy you met and it'll have payoff in the end, they are great side content. The move set with the Grappling and Glider are way better, you fell like you can go everywhere. The cauldrons, Ruins, City's, Tribes, as well as an late game upgrade also make the list. The narrative is good even if it falloffs in the very end.
Bad : Horizon is another Sony series that thinks that better means bigger, and that is it's biggest problem, sure they have great side quests and characters, but there are SO MANY that most people will miss this content, purely because they did something else. The "other side quests" , most of them just felt like unnecessary at least. Hacking and Stealth that were great in the first kinda falloff in this one, it was sad to see. There are too many machines and animals so you'll never have the thing you need for upgrades, there'll be too many weapons that you'll probably never get to use and so on.
The end, small spoiler ahead, their need for a trilogy on what could have been a good endpoint for Alloy's narrative had to be brought to a final that doesn't add up to the game's state and also set ups for a third game that i'll be surprised if it get's close to the first two.
In resume, Forbidden West it's a roller coaster of ups and downs, that delivers on Horizon's Biggest strengths while also falling onto it's biggest's problems, it sure is worth to see the tale of Alloy and her crew, even if you just ignore most of the rest.
Good: This game is gorgeous, the art direction of every set piece, cut scene, location, character design etc is baffling, seriously the prettiest game i played on the console. The Character's surrounding Alloy and herself are amazing, talking with them, their side quests, it's honestly the best part of the game. in general character design is great all around, there'l be a lot of side quests that will have a "story line" following a tale with a random guy you met and it'll have payoff in the end, they are great side content. The move set with the Grappling and Glider are way better, you fell like you can go everywhere. The cauldrons, Ruins, City's, Tribes, as well as an late game upgrade also make the list. The narrative is good even if it falloffs in the very end.
Bad : Horizon is another Sony series that thinks that better means bigger, and that is it's biggest problem, sure they have great side quests and characters, but there are SO MANY that most people will miss this content, purely because they did something else. The "other side quests" , most of them just felt like unnecessary at least. Hacking and Stealth that were great in the first kinda falloff in this one, it was sad to see. There are too many machines and animals so you'll never have the thing you need for upgrades, there'll be too many weapons that you'll probably never get to use and so on.
The end, small spoiler ahead, their need for a trilogy on what could have been a good endpoint for Alloy's narrative had to be brought to a final that doesn't add up to the game's state and also set ups for a third game that i'll be surprised if it get's close to the first two.
In resume, Forbidden West it's a roller coaster of ups and downs, that delivers on Horizon's Biggest strengths while also falling onto it's biggest's problems, it sure is worth to see the tale of Alloy and her crew, even if you just ignore most of the rest.